OLPC nearly doubles in cost, runs Windows, avail in USA

[Bill McGonigle]

On Apr 28, 2007, at 20:46, Ben Scott wrote:

> While the reason for the 75% price increase isn't fully
> explained yet, the popular conspiracy theory is that Windows needed
> more computrons.

There was talk a while back about OLPC being able to shed the  
shackles of traditional PC design and get much more efficient by not  
having to worry about running MS-DOS and its ilk.  It was reported  
that the OLPC was doing new, innovative things that might make it  
into PC's one day.

Maybe the Gates Foundation is going to buy a container ship of them  
for Africa.

-Bill

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